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CDUS44 KLCH 200815
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
315 AM CDT THU AUG 20 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 19 2026
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2026
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
YESTERDAY
MAXIMUM 99 3:00 PM 105 2023 92 7 95
MINIMUM 79 3:35 AM 65 1943 75 4 73
AVERAGE 89 84 5 84
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 3.80 1897 0.22 -0.22 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.18 3.72 -2.54 1.02
SINCE JUN 1 15.43 17.08 -1.65 18.68
SINCE JAN 1 41.97 41.14 0.83 54.72
DEGREE DAYS
COOLING
YESTERDAY 24 19 5 19
MONTH TO DATE 395 361 34 355
SINCE JUN 1 1526 1427 99 1438
SINCE JAN 1 2329 2062 267 2184
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.3
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 88 2:00 AM
LOWEST 42 4:00 PM
AVERAGE 65
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 92 102 1925
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 61 1940
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 20 2026........SUNRISE 6:38 AM CDT SUNSET 7:44 PM CDT
AUGUST 21 2026........SUNRISE 6:39 AM CDT SUNSET 7:43 PM CDT
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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